Wheat Subsidies in Georgia totaled $293 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Georgia Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wheat Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Sumter County, Georgia | $13,092,686 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 2 | Laurens County, Georgia | $12,797,607 | 4.4% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $12,559,863 | 4.3% | 13.1% |
| 4 | Terrell County, Georgia | $11,936,794 | 4.1% | 17.2% |
| 5 | Dooly County, Georgia | $11,849,011 | 4.0% | 21.3% |
| 6 | Macon County, Georgia | $10,004,446 | 3.4% | 24.7% |
| 7 | Burke County, Georgia | $9,824,211 | 3.4% | 28.0% |
| 8 | Randolph County, Georgia | $8,613,077 | 2.9% | 31.0% |
| 9 | Early County, Georgia | $8,296,727 | 2.8% | 33.8% |
| 10 | Washington County, Georgia | $8,028,490 | 2.7% | 36.6% |
| 11 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $7,569,686 | 2.6% | 39.1% |
| 12 | Lee County, Georgia | $6,331,717 | 2.2% | 41.3% |
| 13 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $6,237,699 | 2.1% | 43.4% |
| 14 | Houston County, Georgia | $6,172,736 | 2.1% | 45.5% |
| 15 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $5,864,489 | 2.0% | 47.5% |
| 16 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $5,642,133 | 1.9% | 49.5% |
| 17 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $5,007,529 | 1.7% | 51.2% |
| 18 | Screven County, Georgia | $4,938,167 | 1.7% | 52.9% |
| 19 | Worth County, Georgia | $4,713,847 | 1.6% | 54.5% |
| 20 | Johnson County, Georgia | $4,690,404 | 1.6% | 56.1% |
| 21 | Miller County, Georgia | $4,391,051 | 1.5% | 57.6% |
| 22 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $4,258,202 | 1.5% | 59.0% |
| 23 | Dodge County, Georgia | $3,830,959 | 1.3% | 60.4% |
| 24 | Crisp County, Georgia | $3,522,991 | 1.2% | 61.6% |
| 25 | Decatur County, Georgia | $3,511,914 | 1.2% | 62.8% |
| 26 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $3,281,158 | 1.1% | 63.9% |
| 27 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $3,280,662 | 1.1% | 65.0% |
| 28 | Seminole County, Georgia | $3,256,577 | 1.1% | 66.1% |
| 29 | Hart County, Georgia | $3,004,642 | 1.0% | 67.1% |
| 30 | Toombs County, Georgia | $2,998,069 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 31 | Peach County, Georgia | $2,953,940 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 32 | Clay County, Georgia | $2,943,870 | 1.0% | 70.2% |
| 33 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $2,750,070 | 0.9% | 71.1% |
| 34 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $2,580,302 | 0.9% | 72.0% |
| 35 | Taylor County, Georgia | $2,571,039 | 0.9% | 72.9% |
| 36 | Turner County, Georgia | $2,538,774 | 0.9% | 73.7% |
| 37 | Pike County, Georgia | $2,529,380 | 0.9% | 74.6% |
| 38 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $2,476,115 | 0.8% | 75.5% |
| 39 | Webster County, Georgia | $2,469,720 | 0.8% | 76.3% |
| 40 | Candler County, Georgia | $2,333,733 | 0.8% | 77.1% |
| 41 | Walton County, Georgia | $2,307,555 | 0.8% | 77.9% |
| 42 | Irwin County, Georgia | $2,284,218 | 0.8% | 78.7% |
| 43 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $2,020,308 | 0.7% | 79.4% |
| 44 | Elbert County, Georgia | $1,972,940 | 0.7% | 80.0% |
| 45 | Brooks County, Georgia | $1,970,661 | 0.7% | 80.7% |
| 46 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $1,774,679 | 0.6% | 81.3% |
| 47 | Stewart County, Georgia | $1,765,593 | 0.6% | 81.9% |
| 48 | Madison County, Georgia | $1,717,835 | 0.6% | 82.5% |
| 49 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $1,679,836 | 0.6% | 83.1% |
| 50 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,679,116 | 0.6% | 83.6% |
| 51 | Coffee County, Georgia | $1,640,225 | 0.6% | 84.2% |
| 52 | Grady County, Georgia | $1,613,395 | 0.6% | 84.8% |
| 53 | Telfair County, Georgia | $1,601,797 | 0.5% | 85.3% |
| 54 | Baker County, Georgia | $1,570,846 | 0.5% | 85.8% |
| 55 | Morgan County, Georgia | $1,558,421 | 0.5% | 86.4% |
| 56 | Bartow County, Georgia | $1,556,408 | 0.5% | 86.9% |
| 57 | Marion County, Georgia | $1,493,014 | 0.5% | 87.4% |
| 58 | Lamar County, Georgia | $1,456,607 | 0.5% | 87.9% |
| 59 | Thomas County, Georgia | $1,431,833 | 0.5% | 88.4% |
| 60 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,306,017 | 0.4% | 88.8% |
| 61 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,209,560 | 0.4% | 89.3% |
| 62 | Appling County, Georgia | $1,204,807 | 0.4% | 89.7% |
| 63 | Jackson County, Georgia | $1,197,877 | 0.4% | 90.1% |
| 64 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $1,183,267 | 0.4% | 90.5% |
| 65 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $1,171,203 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 66 | Warren County, Georgia | $1,038,553 | 0.4% | 91.2% |
| 67 | Franklin County, Georgia | $1,023,356 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 68 | Crawford County, Georgia | $1,002,289 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 69 | Monroe County, Georgia | $973,801 | 0.3% | 92.3% |
| 70 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $945,069 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 71 | Tift County, Georgia | $927,638 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 72 | Walker County, Georgia | $904,662 | 0.3% | 93.2% |
| 73 | Henry County, Georgia | $847,148 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 74 | Bacon County, Georgia | $837,701 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
| 75 | Berrien County, Georgia | $790,093 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 76 | Effingham County, Georgia | $777,054 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 77 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $753,536 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 78 | Evans County, Georgia | $732,434 | 0.3% | 94.8% |
| 79 | Cook County, Georgia | $721,110 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 80 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $720,700 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 81 | Floyd County, Georgia | $678,024 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 82 | Clarke County, Georgia | $676,828 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 83 | Wayne County, Georgia | $663,961 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 84 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $653,528 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 85 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $638,892 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 86 | Polk County, Georgia | $625,346 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 87 | Newton County, Georgia | $595,705 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 88 | Richmond County, Georgia | $565,211 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 89 | Upson County, Georgia | $543,482 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 90 | Pierce County, Georgia | $536,848 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 91 | Hancock County, Georgia | $534,242 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 92 | Glascock County, Georgia | $477,908 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 93 | Butts County, Georgia | $386,625 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 94 | Bibb County, Georgia | $365,121 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 95 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $345,050 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 96 | Spalding County, Georgia | $326,174 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 97 | Barrow County, Georgia | $316,568 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 98 | Hall County, Georgia | $292,997 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 99 | Jasper County, Georgia | $290,156 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 100 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $287,785 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 101 | Quitman County, Georgia | $278,841 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 102 | Putnam County, Georgia | $244,287 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 103 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $243,953 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 104 | Ware County, Georgia | $220,134 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 105 | Coweta County, Georgia | $217,287 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 106 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $216,346 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 107 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $177,405 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 108 | Heard County, Georgia | $172,528 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 109 | Banks County, Georgia | $164,140 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 110 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $163,896 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 111 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $154,314 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 112 | Bryan County, Georgia | $138,066 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 113 | Greene County, Georgia | $132,419 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 114 | Carroll County, Georgia | $126,595 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 115 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $90,729 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 116 | White County, Georgia | $88,670 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 117 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $86,450 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 118 | Haralson County, Georgia | $86,072 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 119 | Murray County, Georgia | $85,164 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 120 | Echols County, Georgia | $82,992 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 121 | Lanier County, Georgia | $79,962 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 122 | Long County, Georgia | $77,591 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 123 | Fayette County, Georgia | $76,170 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 124 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $60,094 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 125 | Columbia County, Georgia | $52,381 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 126 | Stephens County, Georgia | $42,044 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 127 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $41,289 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 128 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $38,090 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 129 | Habersham County, Georgia | $36,046 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 130 | Chatham County, Georgia | $35,285 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 131 | Jones County, Georgia | $34,765 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 132 | Talbot County, Georgia | $25,078 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 133 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $23,243 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 134 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $22,983 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 135 | Fannin County, Georgia | $16,413 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 136 | Dawson County, Georgia | $14,754 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 137 | Brantley County, Georgia | $13,835 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 138 | Dade County, Georgia | $9,357 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 139 | Clinch County, Georgia | $6,734 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 140 | Troup County, Georgia | $4,580 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 141 | Liberty County, Georgia | $4,053 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 142 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $3,426 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 143 | Union County, Georgia | $1,946 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 144 | Fulton County, Georgia | $981 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 145 | Pickens County, Georgia | $718 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 146 | Harris County, Georgia | $570 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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